The Linda Lindas Announce New Album Gotta Get Out: Hear “Closer” (Feat. Hayley Williams)
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Los Angeles punk band the Linda Lindas have announced their new album, Gotta Get Out, and shared a new single, "Closer", featuring Paramore's Hayley Williams. The announcement follows the group's recent move to major-label status, having signed with Warner/Reprise a month earlier and released the single "Burning Out". The album marks a significant step for the band, who first gained attention as teenagers.
Gotta Get Out is due out on 28 August via Reprise/Warner Records and comprises twelve tracks. "Closer" reunites the band with Williams, with whom they have previously performed at a Los Angeles benefit concert and in London, and who they earlier appeared alongside on Paramore's reworks album Re: This Is Why. Band members Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza said the song is about feeling a loss of control over time and the importance of staying present, describing Williams as "the queen of emo herself". The track is said to return Williams to the sound of early Paramore, with minor-key distorted guitars.
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Punk band the Linda Lindas formed in Los Angeles and first drew wide attention as teenagers, thanks in part to a viral 2021 performance and a cameo in the film Moxie. They have built a reputation as a young, DIY-rooted act in the punk and rock scene, and have recently moved from independent releases to a major label, Warner/Reprise.
Hayley Williams is the lead singer of Paramore, a band with roots in the mid-2000s emo and pop-punk scene who have gone on to major mainstream success. She has occasionally collaborated with or supported younger artists, and has crossed paths with the Linda Lindas before through live shows and a Paramore reworked-songs project.
The wider context is a new album from the Linda Lindas, their first under their major-label deal, which signals a step up in scale and reach for the band. A guest appearance from an established artist like Williams on one of its songs is notable because it lends visibility and credibility to a younger act as it moves into a bigger stage of its career.
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